History Blog

December 21

Birthday RIP Francis “Frank” Zappa Jr(1940–1993) Phillip Donahue(1935–2024) ; Jayne Seymour Fonda–87 Samuel Leroy Jackson–76 Raymond Romano–67 Andrew Dick–59 Kiefer Sutherland–58 ; 1913 – Arthur Wynne’s “word-cross”, the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.